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GL55 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 621 road traffic collisions in the GL55 postcode district, Cotswold, from 1979 to 2025, and 921 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 22 were fatal and 172 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 6 collisions, down from 16 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
621
2,355th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
921
1.48 per collision
Fatal collisions
22
23 people killed
Serious collisions
172
207 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
6
16 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
7
19 in 2024

Road collision statistics for GL55

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal223.5%
  • Serious17228%
  • Slight42769%

What the data shows

  • GL55 had 103 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 24% more than the 83 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 31% of collisions in GL55 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 82 children under 16 were killed or injured in GL55, 8.9% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 36% of collisions in GL55.

Where GL55 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,355th
Most casualties
2,344th
Most fatal collisions
2,104th
Most serious collisions
2,302nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday98 (16%)
  • Tuesday79 (13%)
  • Wednesday83 (13%)
  • Thursday74 (12%)
  • Friday95 (15%)
  • Saturday90 (14%)
  • Sunday102 (16%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight468 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting114 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit33 (5.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway602 (97%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (1.6%)
  • Roundabout6 (1%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph166 (27%)
  • 40 mph21 (3.4%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph412 (66%)
  • 70 mph13 (2.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds511 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds67 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Other12 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant622 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist126 (14%)
  • Cyclist57 (6.2%)
  • Pedestrian40 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant29 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant17 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant15 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (1.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

GL55 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in GL55, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in GL55 peaked at 26 in 1983; 2025 had 6.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 6
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202567
20241619
20231623
2022910
202169
2020915
2019710
2018912
20171226
20161321
2015911
201457
201377
2012811
2011811
2010917
200969
20081216
200769
20061317
20052230
20042131
20031752
20021623
20012134
20001417
19991420
19981722
19971725
19961114
19951523
19941325
19931521
19921420
19911522
19901015
1989810
19881623
19871831
19861923
19851722
19841321
19832640
19822026
19811421
19801824
19791419

Map of recent crashes in GL55

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in GL55

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in GL55

The 24 most recent collisions in GL55 happened between 29 October 2023 and 11 September 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in GL55

The B4035 has the most collisions in GL55, 156 of 621 (25%), followed by the B4632 (118).

Collisions in GL55 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB4035156257731
2ndB4632118167328
3rdB4081101149633
4thA464576120
5thA44122425
6thB44798804

Council areas covering GL55

Collisions in GL55 were recorded in 2 council areas. Cotswold has 611 of 621 (98%).

Collisions in GL55 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCotswold61190922168
2ndStratford-on-Avon81004